Method and apparatus for stranding tape-shaped optical fibers
US5536528A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 25, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4408
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for stranding tape-shaped optical fibers of the present invention strands a plurality of tape-shaped optical fibers each of which is constituted by a plurality of optical fibers arranged into a tape-shaped unit, wherein powder is applied onto at least one surface of each of said tape-shaped optical fibers in pathlines between supplying devices for supplying said tape-shaped optical fibers and a stranding die of said tape-shaped optical fibers.
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